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Post by Catherine Smith on Jun 12, 2018 11:29:11 GMT -5
"We'll see about that babe" Nick replied as he took in a big, deep breath as well and sunk underneath the water and joined Catherine as they both sunk to the bottom of the pool.
Puffing her cheeks out with the air inside, Catherine held her breath as long as she could, her cheeks looking more and more like those of a chipmunk when Nicholas pulled her up close to her and kissed her, using his free hand to take a few more pictures of them, sticking his tongue out at her after some time underwater... He then changed the setting to video and motioned for Catherine to scream underwater in a way that would get him to laugh and he in turn would do the same. He smirked at her "Bet you can't do that Cat" He said as air bubbles followed his words and he pressed record on the phone, waiting for her to make him laugh with a funny underwater scream.
Oh you're on! Catherine thought as held up a finger to pause everything, diving up to catch a large breath of air before coming back down and screaming with as loud and long a voice as she could muster underwater, the air bubbles trailing upward as she let forth another underwater scream, this one more humorous than the one before...
Post by Nicholas Smith on Jun 12, 2018 17:15:27 GMT -5
Puffing her cheeks out with the air inside, Catherine held her breath as long as she could, her cheeks looking more and more like those of a chipmunk when Nicholas pulled her up close to her and kissed her, using his free hand to take a few more pictures of them, sticking his tongue out at her after some time underwater...
Oh you're on! Catherine thought as held up a finger to pause everything, swimming up to catch a large breath of air before coming back down and screaming with as loud and long a voice as she could muster underwater, the air bubbles trailing upward as she let forth another underwater scream, this one more humorous than the one before...
Nick let out a laugh and smiled at her, he then gave his phone to Catherine and motioned for her to film him screaming. He swam up to the surface and took in a big breath of air before coming back down. and screaming underwater for as long and loud as he could as the air bubbles rose to the surface and he let out a second scream, this time more humorous. He then smiled at her and saw she gave him a thumbs up and turned the camera off and he placed his phone back on the surface and swam back down.
He then held Catherine's hands and kissed her cheek, treasuring these moments with her, knowing they wouldn't be able to do this again for a while. "You want to piggyback each other underwater?" Nick asked her as air bubbles followed his words and waited for a reply from the doctor.
Post by Catherine Smith on Jun 15, 2018 23:01:04 GMT -5
Nick let out a laugh and smiled at her, he then gave his phone to Catherine and motioned for her to film him screaming. He swam up to the surface and took in a big breath of air before coming back down. and screaming underwater for as long and loud as he could as the air bubbles rose to the surface and he let out a second scream, this time more humorous. He then smiled at her and saw she gave him a thumbs up and turned the camera off and he placed his phone back on the surface and swam back down.
Watching the whole thing, Catherine kept the phone camera straight on Nicholas and watched him let out the loudest - well, loudest underwater - scream possible; she giggled as best she could as he swam up and caught some air, then swam back down and screamed again, the air bubbles streaming upward from both of them as they floated underwater... He then held Catherine's hands and kissed her cheek, treasuring these moments with her, knowing they wouldn't be able to do this again for a while. "You want to piggyback each other underwater?" Nick asked her as air bubbles followed his words and waited for a reply from the doctor.
Blushing as they floated in the water, Catherine smiled, her cheeks a nice pink shade, and pulled them up to the surface, whereupon she wrapped his arms around her waist and held him close to her; turning back to look at him and whispered, "I think I like this view as well," winking as she turned back, relaxing in his arms and feeling the cool water bob them up and down in the pool...
Post by Nicholas Smith on Jun 16, 2018 14:46:22 GMT -5
Watching the whole thing, Catherine kept the phone camera straight on Nicholas and watched him let out the loudest - well, loudest underwater - scream possible; she giggled as best she could as he swam up and caught some air, then swam back down and screamed again, the air bubbles streaming upward from both of them as they floated underwater...
Blushing as they floated in the water, Catherine smiled, her cheeks a nice pink shade, and pulled them up to the surface, whereupon she wrapped his arms around her waist and held him close to her; turning back to look at him and whispered, "I think I like this view as well," winking as she turned back, relaxing in his arms and feeling the cool water bob them up and down in the pool...
Nick giggled "So do I" He replied with a wink and pulled her even closer and gently played with her hair, smiling, he felt the happiest he's felt in a long time. "Cat, I need to um.. tell you something, before we end up embarking on this big adventure." Nick said to her as the water bobbed them up and down in the pool like little waves. I don't want you to end up turning into someone your not. He thought before he opened his mouth a little to speak, but he felt his throat close up, like he couldn't muster up the courage to speak, but he had to say it.
"I um, man this is hard, I'm worried what you'll think of me after I say this." Nick said to her "I heard rumors about you, before I met you, a lot of people called you the Evil Doctor, someone who would use her abilities to torture and hurt people. I brushed the rumors off as hogwash, not wanting to judge a book by it's cover. But I'm worried, I know you did what you had to do, to survive. But the minute we end up somewhere that you know all too well, like Detroit or California, I'm worried you'll sink back to your old ways, given you'd be around the people you used to hate and that you won't love me anymore, I'm worried that those people will do the same things you did to them to try and change you. I don't want to lose you, your my first love and I can't bear the thought of you going back to your old ways, forsaking your relationship with God and killing people with no remorse, or even killing me if some psycho brainwashed you."
Nick felt a tear fall down his face and tried to stay strong, he didn't want to cry in front of her. "I just had to get that off my chest" Nick said as he felt an enormous weight lift off his shoulders and patiently waited for a response from the doctor. Hoping she would understand why he feels worried for her.
Last Edit: Jun 16, 2018 14:49:09 GMT -5 by Nicholas Smith
Post by Catherine Smith on Jun 17, 2018 20:13:18 GMT -5
Nick giggled "So do I" He replied with a wink and pulled her even closer and gently played with her hair, smiling, he felt the happiest he's felt in a long time. "Cat, I need to um.. tell you something, before we end up embarking on this big adventure." Nick said to her as the water bobbed them up and down in the pool like little waves. I don't want you to end up turning into someone your not. He thought before he opened his mouth a little to speak, but he felt his throat close up, like he couldn't muster up the courage to speak, but he had to say it.
As they continued bobbing in the water, Catherine listened and grew concerned, wondering what Nicholas was about to say, listening as he mentioned her past, the things she had had to do to survive and worried about whether she would revert to her past at some point down the road. "No...no," Catherine replied, turning around and holding Nicholas as tight to her as she could before cupping his face in her hands and kissing him, tears beginning to form in her eyes. "When I was found in Rochester, I knew I had one chance left in this life, one chance to redeem myself. Have I been a bad person? Have I done bad things in the past? Yes, to both...but that is in the past, Nicholas," Catherine said with a firm, unshakable voice, wiping some tears away, "and it is going to stay there. So help me God, it will stay there!" the look in her eyes brooking no further discussion; Catherine had well and truly changed for the better and nothing was about to push her back in that direction....nothing at all.
Post by Nicholas Smith on Jun 18, 2018 1:18:56 GMT -5
As they continued bobbing in the water, Catherine listened and grew concerned, wondering what Nicholas was about to say, listening as he mentioned her past, the things she had had to do to survive and worried about whether she would revert to her past at some point down the road. "No...no," Catherine replied, turning around and holding Nicholas as tight to her as she could before cupping his face in her hands and kissing him, tears beginning to form in her eyes. "When I was found in Rochester, I knew I had one chance left in this life, one chance to redeem myself. Have I been a bad person? Have I done bad things in the past? Yes, to both...but that is in the past, Nicholas," Catherine said with a firm, unshakable voice, wiping some tears away, "and it is going to stay there. So help me God, it will stay there!" the look in her eyes brooking no further discussion; Catherine had well and truly changed for the better and nothing was about to push her back in that direction....nothing at all.
Nick felt happy hearing her say that with determination and grit. He kissed her back and wiped some tears away from both his face and hers and he held her close. He looked into her eyes and knowing that look his parents used to give him when he was a kid that Catherine was giving him right then., he did not opt to discuss it further, unless she brought it up first, or they ended up in a place that was familiar to Cat. As they continued floating in the water and he held her close, he thought about another question that he should ask her "If I wasn't physically fit or I was younger than I am now, would you still love me?" Nick asked her as he gently played with her hair and waited for a reply from the doctor.
Post by Catherine Smith on Jun 22, 2018 20:08:44 GMT -5
Nick felt happy hearing her say that with determination and grit. He kissed her back and wiped some tears away from both his face and hers and he held her close. He looked into her eyes and knowing that look his parents used to give him when he was a kid that Catherine was giving him right then., he did not opt to discuss it further, unless she brought it up first, or they ended up in a place that was familiar to Cat. As they continued floating in the water and he held her close, he thought about another question that he should ask her "If I wasn't physically fit or I was younger than I am now, would you still love me?" Nick asked her as he gently played with her hair and waited for a reply from the doctor.
"It wouldn't matter either way," Catherine said, her eyes still locked on his, "because I love you, Nicholas....I. Love.You." Truer words could not have been as they continued floating in the pool. "And I always will," Catherine added, pulling him in close to her and resting her head on his shoulder, silent tears flowing. Was there anything that need be said?
Post by Nicholas Smith on Jun 22, 2018 22:07:10 GMT -5
"It wouldn't matter either way," Catherine said, her eyes still locked on his, "because I love you, Nicholas....I. Love. You." Truer words could not have been as they continued floating in the pool. "And I always will," Catherine added, pulling him in close to her and resting her head on his shoulder, silent tears flowing. Was there anything that need be said?
"I love you too Cat" Nick said and kissed her check "I always will" Nick played with her hair and they both continued floating in the pool. I'm so glad my age or physical fitness wouldn't matter to her. Nick thought as a small smile grew on his face. He noticed out of the corner of his eye tears flowing from Catherine's face and he gently cleaned the tears off with his thumb "It's okay Cat, don't cry." He said softly to her. Then Nick thought of something else fun for them to do and for her to not be sad "Would you like to piggyback each other underwater?" Nick asked her and continued to run his fingers through her hair, waiting for a reply from the doctor.
Last Edit: Jun 22, 2018 22:38:26 GMT -5 by Nicholas Smith
Post by Catherine Smith on Jun 25, 2018 20:24:40 GMT -5
"I love you too Cat" Nick said and kissed her check "I always will" Nick played with her hair and they both continued floating in the pool. I'm so glad my age or physical fitness wouldn't matter to her. Nick thought as a small smile grew on his face. He noticed out of the corner of his eye tears flowing from Catherine's face and he gently cleaned the tears off with his thumb "It's okay Cat, don't cry." He said softly to her. Then Nick thought of something else fun for them to do and for her to not be sad "Would you like to piggyback each other underwater?" Nick asked her and continued to run his fingers through her hair, waiting for a reply from the doctor.
"Thanks," Catherine said quietly, preferring to just instead continue floating in the water, Nicholas's arms wrapped around her as they bobbed in the water, not doing anything else. Before she could say anything, she caught someone running into the pool area; it was a young soldier, ACU cap in hand and looking like he was no older than say, 15 or 16. "Doc, Doc!" he shouted. "We just got our orders; we head out today!" waving for them to come out of the pool.
Blowing out a long morose sigh, Catherine said, "Tell Lt. Willis we'll be there momentarily, okay?" The young PFC nodded and ran out of the fieldhouse pool area; shaking her head, she looked over at Nicholas and quipped, "Guess its' time to go to work," adding, "you owe me a piggyback ride!"
Post by Nicholas Smith on Jun 26, 2018 0:37:36 GMT -5
"Thanks," Catherine said quietly, preferring to just instead continue floating in the water, Nicholas's arms wrapped around her as they bobbed in the water, not doing anything else. Before she could say anything, she caught someone running into the pool area; it was a young soldier, ACU cap in hand and looking like he was no older than say, 15 or 16. "Doc, Doc!" he shouted. "We just got our orders; we head out today!" waving for them to come out of the pool.
Blowing out a long morose sigh, Catherine said, "Tell Lt. Willis we'll be there momentarily, okay?" The young PFC nodded and ran out of the fieldhouse pool area; shaking her head, she looked over at Nicholas and quipped, "Guess its' time to go to work," adding, "you owe me a piggyback ride!"
Well that's a doozy if I've ever heard one, I thought Andrew made it clear we left tomorrow, not today, but hey that's the military for you. Nick thought as they continued floating in the water. "Yeah I guess it's time" and smirked at the mention of a piggyback ride, adding "Alright babe, see if you can break free of my tight grips I learned from wrestling, I think you can't" He scoffed playfully at her as he helped her out of the pool, knowing it could be a long time before they ever come back, but hopefully not too long. Nick then changed out of his swimwear and into his survival attire and grabbed his gear and he waited for Catherine to change into her survival attire then they both proceeded to the Presidents Office in Taylor Hall.
Taylor Hall
As Nick made his way up the steps to the fifth floor of Taylor Hall with Catherine by his side. Nick thought about the possibilities of where their orders could be to go to first. Perhaps Pennsylvania would be a good first place, but I have my doubts. He thought as they made their way to the Presidents Office and after the MP had talked to Lt. Willis, they were let into Andrew's office and waited for the President to give them the orders of where they would be sent.
Last Edit: Jun 26, 2018 1:08:14 GMT -5 by Nicholas Smith
Post by Catherine Smith on Jun 28, 2018 19:47:07 GMT -5
"Yeah I guess it's time" and smirked at the mention of a piggyback ride, adding "Alright babe, see if you can break free of my tight grips I learned from wrestling, I think you can't" He scoffed playfully at her as he helped her out of the pool, knowing it could be a long time before they ever come back, but hopefully not too long. Nick then changed out of his swimwear and into his survival attire and grabbed his gear and he waited for Catherine to change into her survival attire then they both proceeded to the Presidents Office in Taylor Hall.
"Yeah, I guess it is," Catherine replied, swimming up over to the edge of the Olympic-sized pool before pushing herself up and over the side and onto solid ground, toweling herself off before going back and changing out of her swimsuit and into her street clothes, anxious to see what was about to come down from on high.
Fifteen minutes later Joining Nicholas over in Taylor Hall, Catherine saw that the whole gang was present and asked, "So, what's the situation?" a look of quiet concern on her face as they entered President Michner's office.
"You're guess is as good as mine," Marshal Costigan replied, an equal look of concern about her face as well; only Lt. Willis lacked a concernful look on her though Catherine figured nothing of it. Sitting down along with everyone else, Catherine waited to see what was going on....
Post by Andrew Michner on Jun 28, 2018 20:01:16 GMT -5
"Thank you, everyone, for coming," President Michner said, looking as though he'd aged a few years in the course of a few days. "Sorry for such short notice but events outside of our control have forced our hand....two events in particular. First, as I'm sure you've probably noticed, the Russians have left." He let that sink into everyone's minds; he could see the shocked looked across the room. "Apparently, there is a state of insurrection going on back in the mother country and the Russians have recalled everyone," adding, "Oh, there's still a Russian presence down in what's left of the Big Apple but they'll be gone in a few days. Sad to see them go but...." Michner said, shrugging as if to say "what a relief" without having to say it out loud.
"If the Russians' are gone," Lt. Willis said....
"That means our air coverage is a lot shorter than it previously was, Lieutenant," Colonel Stone interjected, a glum look on his face. "It also means we no longer have advance warning of attacks or movements on the ground or in the air, so wherever you go, you'll need to be careful as sin each step of the way."
"And that leads to the second event; we got this over the radio late last night from what we think is a stronghold in Burlington, Vermont," President Michner continued, turning on a tape recorder and playing the message on it. It was a call for assistance, a Mayday call from one stronghold to another. After playing the message a couple times, he shut off the recorded and said, "That came from a stronghold in Burlington, Vermont, requesting assistance. They know we're here; they've heard the radio traffic but because of the Russian presence they told us they didn't want to call us. Make of that what you will; bottom line, though, is that they need our help and you're all I've got at the moment.
"I know its' not part of your original mission but its send you guys up there overland or gamble on a long-range helicopter flight with troops that could only go in with the gear they can carry. The sooner we can get you guys on the road, the better," he said. "I'll let you guys work out how to accomplish the task at hand but I need you to get up there as soon as possible, okay?" looking at everyone straight in the eye as he spoke. Michner hated having to send them out under these circumstances but he really didn't have a choice at the moment...
Post by Nicholas Smith on Jun 28, 2018 20:32:36 GMT -5
The Russians are... gone Nick thought in his head as he let out a short breath he didn't know he had been holding with a small sigh of sadness. Well unfortunately that means our defenses are down, but I hope we can bring them back up in time. He continued thinking as he thought of how he and the group should proceed. "How do you guys want to do this?" Nick asked the three, "I don't know if a long range helicopter is the best option, it just doesn't seem safe with troops only going in with stuff they can carry." He said as he rubbed his chin waiting for reply from anyone of the three, hoping someone can come up with a good idea, he wasn't used to thinking up good creative ideas in certain situations, unless his back was against the wall.
Post by Laura Costigan on Jun 29, 2018 23:22:21 GMT -5
"Pardon my language, everyone," Marshal Costigan said, tapping a finger on her leg as she sat in one of the chairs facing President Michner, "but we're not doing anyone any good sitting on our asses here; they're on American soil, I say we go help them." As her words echoed inside the room, Lt. Willis chimed in. "May I see that map, Colonel Stone?" she said; taking the map from the senior officer's hand, she did some quick back-of-the-envelope math as she sat in her chair. "Distance from West Point to Burlington is roughly 250 miles, about the same distance as from here to Albany to Burlington..."
"What are you suggesting, Lieutenant?" Colonel Stone asked.
"Well, assuming we have enough Seahwaks, we can fly from here to Albany, laager an hour at the airport, then fly direct to Burlington and make contact with the stronghold once in range," Lt. Willis continued. "Its'," pausing to look at her watch, "about 10am or so; if we leave now for Albany, we can get there by about 12. Assuming we don't hit bad weather or get shot at on the way there, we can be in Burlington say by....3pm or so?"
"We still have a functioning airfield in Albany, Colonel?" President Michner asked. Now that the Russians were gone, the footprint at Albany Station was a lot smaller, just two former NY National Guard hangars and enough runway to operate helicopters from.
"Yes, we do," Colonel Stone replied, looking at Lieutenant Willis as if to say Good thinking. "Its' doable, Mr. President; we can fly them up there, laager for an hour while we get the Burlington stronghold's exact location, then they fly the rest of the way, make contact and ascertain the situation. Lt. Willis and her infantry can provide security, Marshal Costigan gives us sovereignty over them and the monuments people can do their thing."
Looking over at President Michner, Laura waited for an answer; moments later, he shook his head and said, "Do it; get them up there as fast as possible. God speed, all of you and good luck."
Post by Nicholas Smith on Jun 30, 2018 19:31:03 GMT -5
Nick stood up and smiled that an idea was formed placing Catherine's hand in his as the four of them walked out and down to the first floor of Taylor Hall "I do agree the idea is doable, let's just hope we make it back their without any problems." Nick said as they went to a SeaHawk to fly from West Point to Albany.
Albany Airport
Nick and the free were waiting for direct transport to Burlington and after the other seahawk arrived. The four proceeded to board and Nick was worried, he hadn't been outside West Point for a good while, much less to another state in the four years of the apcolypse, but he wasn't scared. With Cat and his new friends by his side, as well as his faith in God, that put him at peace as the SeaHawk begin to make it's ascent and head off towards it's location. Burlington, Vermont
Shauna Kelly: That helped, thank you
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Ayita Hunt: dang, January was my last post.. Jeez it's been a hot minute. o7 guys, sorry for the complete disappearance, life got.. a little interesting this year.
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